They're going hungry
What's all that grumbling in the City Council? It just might be Councilman Jumaane Williams' stomach! The Brooklyn pol recently went on a three-day fast for immigration reform. That's right, he did...

Un-Commons dilemma for state senator?
Hey, has anybody noticed that State Senator Toby Stavisky has been eerily quiet on one of the – if not the – biggest development project in her district currently making its way through the city UL...

With guns a-blazin'This really doesn't have anything to do with New York politics, and we really mean absolutely nothing. But we found it amusing just the same, and that we would share with you a glimpse of how local...

Pol Poz ready to make a Love Connection
Hey ladies, are you feeling lonely tonight? Been looking for Mr. Right, but just keep ending up with unambitious losers who can't seem to hold down a job? Well, you're in luck! According to a New Y...

Queens pol takes on MLB, Apple
She may only be a state lawmaker from Flushing, but that isn't stopping Assemblywoman Grace Meng of Flushing from taking on the big boys. In fact, just last week she called out Major League Basebal...

Flushing is their 'hood
Speaking of all things Flushing, we know this doesn't really have anything to do with politics, but somebody alerted us to this Youtube video recently that officially gives the neighborhood its str...

The suspense is killing usOh Tony Avella, why do you twease us so?! We find out that you have a Twitter account and we're constantly checking back to find out what is on your mind at any given moment, and all you give us th...

The Straight DopeWe're not really sure how much of this billboard is actually true, but we tend to believe everything that we read on giant signs while sitting in our cars in bumper-to-bumper traffic, so we have no...

If you haven't heard of Anthony Weiner, you willAs any fervent - or even casual follower of New York politics can tell you - our elected officials have a propensity for lying. And we're not talking about the little white lies that they like to t...

Google has gone too far this time
Apparently, people all over the country, and by people we mean primarily politicians, are falling all over themselves trying to devise and scheme up crazy stunts to lure the almighty and benevolent...

A federal grand jury? Here we go againAnybody in Queens up for more special elections? Alright, special elections might be a little premature, but can any elected official in Queens stay out of hot water? While nobody has been charged ...

Brooklyn pol says "Stop the Sag"The Belt Parkway doesn't actually run through State Senator Eric Adams' district, but he sure wishes it did, so to speak. Adams recently made a video urging young black youth in his district to “St...

Will Levin's colleagues fall like Domino?
Sure, when we first start a new job we all want to hit the ground running, but let's face it, there is also that first two weeks or so when you just want to ease into your new responsibilities and ...

Just when we thought things couldn't get strangerWe thought last week would be our last update on the race between Assemblyman Jose Peralta, former State Senator Hiram Monserrate, and Republican Robert Beltrani, but so much has happened in the pa...

Friedrich still really hates flyer
Speaking of contentious races, the way Bob Friedrich is making the rounds criticizing David Weprin and his former campaign manager, Corey Bearak, you might be surprised to hear that the election to...

LOWER LAKE, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires blazing in several Western states Sunday chewed up forests and threatened homes but were most numerous in Northern California where dozens are raging and setting off evacuations.

Triple Crown hero American Pharoah, already assured a place in the pantheon of thoroughbred greats, showed Sunday he hasn't lost a step since his Belmont triumph in June. The bay colt romped to victory in the Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, New Jersey -- although his handlers remained coy on whether he's headed for a showdown with the rest of the world's best in the Breeders' Cup Classic in Lexington, Kentucky, on October 31. American Pharoah became just the 12th horse -- and the first in 37 years -- to win US racing's coveted Triple Crown of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont.